Date Taken: 03/31/2011
Location: Soquel, CA
Telescope: Orion ED80T CF Triplet Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Camera: Orion StarShoot G3 Color CCD camera
Processing: MaxIm DL 5 and Photoshop
Exposure: 34 x 8 minute exposures
Other Equipment Used: Orion Magnificent Mini AutoGuider Package
Notes: Holmberg IX can be seen as a faint smudge above M81 in this astrophoto.